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Blouse2833/20

Huipil style shirt, heavily embroidered at top over blue cotton.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Chajul, Quiche, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2738/194 a-b

Painted wood statuette grouping on a flat base of Santo Tomas and a penitent. Metal-crowned saint standing on a rounded pedestal (originally holding something in his left hand) has monk-like hair style of fringe around bald top and wears a black and brown mantle over a long white robe. In front of him kneels a bearded figure (b) wearing a green top and black short pants.

Culture
Guatemalan
Material
wood, paint and metal
Made in
Chichicastenango, Quiche, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Backstrap LoomE368 a-f

Loom (part a-f) consisting of a partly woven textile (part a) with unwoven warps, attached shedding devices and accompanying wooden tools. The weaving consists of a large x-shape filled with a lozenge pattern surrounded by stripes all on a burgundy ground. Both ends have large woven sections with an unwoven, cream coloured centre. There are cylindrical loom bars attached to the textile at each end. In the middle are three sticks with string heddles and a shed roll (part c). In addition, there is large stick with tapered, pointed ends (part b) along with three long, cylindrical shaped sticks (parts d, e, f).

Culture
Maya ?
Material
fibre, wood, dye and lacquer
Made in
Quiche, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse1376/7

Black blouse with embroidery. The blouse has a rectangular shape with a square neck and no sleeves. Around the neck is a pointed border in black, edged with orange. The front and back are composed of three vertical panels sewn together with black stitching The upper centre panel has a large embroidered square with floral and leaf motifs in many colours, some metallic, on maroon ground. The upper side panels have smaller squares with the same floral and leaf motifs. The bottom edge is unfinished and uneven in the back. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Chichicastenango, Quiche, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse1376/8

Brown blouse with embroidery. The blouse has a rectangular shape with a square neck and no sleeves. Around the neck is a pointed border in black, edged with red. The front and back are composed of three vertical panels sewn together with brown, green and black stitching The upper centre panel has a large embroidered square with floral and leaf motifs in many colours on maroon ground. The upper side panels have smaller squares with floral and leaf motifs on maroon ground. The bottom edge is unfinished and uneven. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Chichicastenango, Quiche, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BeltE208

Belt woven with a pattern of red, black, and white horizontal stripes. The belt tapers at each end and is finished with a tassel. Embroidered with a multicoloured geometric pattern featuring losenges towards one end of the belt.

Culture
Quiche
Material
cotton fibre
Made in
Nebaj, Quiche, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureE222

Unpainted wood figure In one piece with the branches used for the arms. The figure's left arm angles upward, and the figure's right arm bends downwards. Hair line, nose, and mouth are carved. Legs with feet.

Culture
Quiche
Material
wood
Made in
Nebaj, Quiche, Guatemala ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskE219

Human face mask painted black with red curly cheeks, lips, and nose. Appears to have been gessoed before painting. Eyes are cut out with red eyelashes above and black eyelashes below. Hair is carved with vertical grooved lines and is upraised above the face.

Culture
Quiche
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Nebaj, Quiche, Guatemala ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Blouse379/1

Ecru blouse with embroidery. The blouse has a round neck, short sleeves and side slits. Around the neck is a pointed border in black, edged with red. The front and back are composed of three vertical panels sewn together with black stitching. The upper centre panel has a large embroidered square with a geometric pattern in many colours on black ground. The upper side panels and sleeves have smaller squares with the same geometric pattern. The bottom edge is unfinished and uneven. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Chichicastenango, Quiche, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ikat Textile1786/3

Long, rectangular, woven textile with bands of alternating colours which repeat regularly. There is a red and orange short thread fringe on both end and a cotton label is machine sewn at one end. The label reads: ‘Quiche, 100% wool, made in Guatemala’. Some bands of colour have a metallic-like gold thread woven into them. The textile is pink, red, orange, yellow, green, black, blue and purple.

Culture
Quiche
Material
wool fibre, dye, cotton fibre and synthetic dye
Made in
Quiche, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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